"My country tis of thee...."

I have never understood why Hollywood has never made a movie about one of the greatest and proudest moments in American history. Since the Academy Awards are under fire for being so white, this would be the year to do a film about this great event. When the world-famous American contralto Marian Anderson was invited to sing in still-segregated Washington D.C., Constitution Hall was considered the only venue large enough to accomodate the crowd that would wish to attend. But the hall was owned by the DAR who refused to allow a black singer to perform there. In outrage Eleanor Roosevelt, our greatest first lady, immediately gave up her  membership in the DAR, and along with other civic leaders, helped to arrange a concert for Miss Anderson at the Lincoln Memorial. Thus on Easter Sunday, April 9, 1939, Marian Anderson, beginning with the song "America" gave a spectacular concert to an audience of 75,000 and made musical, and social, history. Imagine how exciting a recreation of that amazing day would be on film.